Thousands of people nationwide have shown up at protests and rallies opposing ICE raids as unrest grows in response to the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.

U.S. President Donald Trump can keep his deployment of National Guard troops in Los Angeles, according to a court ruling, as protests against immigration raids look set to enter their second week in the strongest backlash since his return to power in January.

WASHINGTON, June 12 (Reuters) - Americans are divided over President Donald Trump 's decision to activate the military to respond to protests against his crackdown on migrants, with about half supportive of the move, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll that closed on Thursday.

With migrant communities already living in fear amid the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, ICE raids in downtown Los Angeles sparked days of protests.

Another protest against federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids ended with arrests in Lower Manhattan on Wednesday.Protesters returned to the federal immigration courts for a second night of demonstrations in solidarity with the protests in Los Angeles,

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass called the loss of immigrant labor her biggest concern amid the ongoing ICE raids and anti-ICE riots throughout her city.

Mayor Karen Bass was joined by other regional mayors calling for an end to the ICE raids across Southern California.

Mayor Karen Bass brought together over 30 mayors and other city officials from across the Los Angeles metro in a press conference Wednesday to condemn the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids in the area.